Chapter 2: If you want to be greedy, be greedy on a large scale, but offer odd change to the king

The junior official raised his head, shocked and stunned as he looked at Lion. He absolutely couldn't think of a response, yet the other party spoke such words so casually! "If you want to be greedy, be greedy on a large scale, but offer odd change to the king. Divide the rest among them!" How bold and audacious to cause such a disturbance with just a sentence!

He had been an official for more than 20 years and had seen many talented youths and greedy officials, but he had never encountered someone with such audacity as Lion!

Feasting on meat himself, while offering only soup to the emperor, this was beyond the word "death"!

If investigated, his head would surely roll on the ground!

"what do you say?" Lion laughed and asked, "If you don't say anything, I'll take it as your acceptance!"

The junior official trembled all over and threatened, "No, I didn't imply anything!"

"Not implying anything is still talking," Lion retorted.

"Lord Lion, you see, 2 million taels is a lot, isn't it? If it's investigated, it will be disastrous!" The cautious official said, "Look, are 500,000 taels enough? It's still a lot to say, and it will be very dangerous!"

Lion was extremely dissatisfied, "Are 500,000 taels enough? We're all in this together. I'll have 300,000 taels in my pocket! This is a golden land, and a good building costs several hundred thousand taels. It's not enough!"

"But it's too greedy, it's really not good..." The junior official was sweating all over.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'm only asking you one question, yes or no?"

"I'll give up, I'll give up, please spare me!" The other party hastily said. He didn't even want a share of the money. He was afraid of being implicated and dying because of Lion.

"Hmph, as timid as a mouse! If you don't want it, I'll take it!" Lion took the ledger, tore off a few pages, changed the numbers on the top to 200,000, and returned it.

"This is going to be announced as a great achievement!" Lion nodded in satisfaction and glared at the junior official. "Consider yourself lucky I don't reveal this. If I do, we'll all go down together!"

"Yes... Lord Lion!" The junior official had a pained expression as if his parents had died.

Lion walked back, carrying a chest full of treasures, and shouted, "Divide it up!

"Zack!"

A tall and sturdy figure, dressed in rough cloth and a robust-looking Han-style jacket, walked over.

"Young master, what can I do for you?"

This person is called Zack, a Han man who transmigrated to this world as a servant.

At that time, his partner's father had just passed away, and then the partner sold himself to bury his father.

Lion felt sorry for him and had a kind heart.

He had just transmigrated to this world and had no ability to protect himself, but the tall and sturdy partner could protect him. Then, Lion worked hard to make money for his partner.

After everything was settled, the partner came to Lion.

He was a bit foolish and stunned, but he was also very dedicated and did all his work diligently.

Thanks to his partner, Lion was able to prepare for the imperial examination with all his might and achieve great success now.

"Help me carry these boxes back!" Lion waved his hand.

"Yes, young master!" Zack's expression didn't change as he lifted the two boxes and headed home.

By evening, Lion had finished dealing with the confiscated properties and headed home. After a simple dinner, he immediately locked himself and the two large boxes in his room, unable to wait any longer and said in his mind, "System, settle my accounts immediately!"

"Ding! The host is rewarded with 2 million taels of gold and silver treasures for uncovering the embezzlement case, a large sum of money. Commendation conforms to the model of the Prince of Noth Kingdom (maturity) from wuxia novels!"

A tremendous force entered Lion's body!

Lion knew that this was the internal force of the prince!

His opponent had cultivated the "Northern Ming Divine Art" and absorbed the internal force of several dozen people, making his internal force ten times stronger!

After a while, Lion was able to resist his opponent.

But it didn't end there!

A vast amount of memory was also absorbed into his body.

The martial arts and cultivation experiences of the prince, including "Northern Ming Divine Art," "Windy Running Speed," "Six Vein Divine Sword," and more, were all absorbed into his mind.

Lion couldn't sit still on the bed and crazily absorbed this vast internal force and memory.

At that time, in the deep palace, a palace guard reported to the Empress Dowager.

If Lion were here, he would surely be amazed, because the report confirms that he embezzled the funds. But how could he embezzle so much and still claim to be innocent?

After hearing this, the Empress turned red with anger and slammed her hand on the table: "What a good Lion! He just got promoted to the official, and he's already greedy for 2 million taels! You, my loyal servant, trusted him!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down!" The guard quivered on the ground, afraid to lift his head.

The Empress paced back and forth, getting angrier and sadder at the same time. Lion, who she thought highly of, turned out to be so corrupt. His family was clean and reputable, and he himself was very talented and educated, which was why she had dared to oppose his promotion to the official in order to recover the funds he had used.

But the result was that he couldn't handle it, and he embezzled even more!

220 thousand taels of embezzled money, and he was greedy for 200 thousand, leaving only 20 thousand for her!

This was outrageous!

The Empress had never seen such bottomless greed in anyone before!

She couldn't help but raise her hand towards the innocent guard: "You may leave now!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The guard quickly ran out.

The Empress let out a breath, her eyes still filled with anger and sat on the throne.

After a while, she spoke softly: "Marry, sister!"

In the darkness, a slender figure suddenly appeared.

"Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

The Empress breathed heavily and said: "You have just heard about it, haven't you? The new Imperial Official has demanded 2 million taels without even taking office, and he has not passed my examination. Let him go down and forget about it, and in the future, he will undoubtedly become a national disaster!"

"What does Your Majesty intend to do?" The white figure in front of her said calmly.

"Help me investigate. If it's true, you will recover all the money he took. As for him..."

"Still want to kill him as before?"

The Empress remembered Lion's youthful and enthusiastic face and couldn't bear it. "No, he is a rare talent and still young. Perhaps he is temporarily obsessed. Give him a lesson first. If he makes the same mistake again, it won't be too late to kill him!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

The white figure disappeared silently.

Shortly after, the white figure quietly entered Lion's hospital room.

Through the dim light, Lion could be seen in the room.

"Hmm? Does this Lion know martial arts?"

At this point, Lion had absorbed all the Crown Prince's strength, and he was satisfied with his extraordinary strength.

This world was a high martial arts world, and everyone from 1 to 10 had to practice martial arts.

Martial artists were divided into nine grades, with the first grade being the strongest and the ninth grade being the weakest.

Among them, the first three grades were called Master Warrior.

With ten times the strength, one could stand against ten thousand soldiers and was the rarest top martial artist on the top of the Pyramid!

Even the royal court treated them with great respect.

If someone became the top martial artist of the first grade Supreme Great Master, even the emperor would treat them with the utmost respect!

The fourth to sixth grades were known as Heavenly Strong Warriors.

Their meridians were clear and unobstructed, and they could absorb the natural aura at any time to supplement their vital energy. Their vital energy was powerful and could be emitted outside their bodies, making them powerful warriors who could kill hundreds of enemies with a single strike!

These powerful people were also very rare and were usually the leaders of the various sects.

If they were rewarded by the royal court, they could at least be given the rank of sixth-grade official.

Consider him the one who defeated thousands of newly graduated students in the imperial examination and was promoted to the rank of sixth-grade official.

In grades seven to nine, only those with the strength of a High Power Warrior can be promoted.

This group of powerhouses cannot expand their realm or absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Their power is limited, but one of them can take on ten opponents!